Phoenix Artist Tato Caraveo: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city's creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year's Best of Phoenix issue, we're profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 24. Tato Caraveo.

While you can usually find the Phoenix native booking bands and artists at Lost Leaf, playing music in Sunorus (he and bandmate Eric Dahl opened the Roosevelt Row-adjacent art bar), or painting colorful murals and fine art works in his recognizable style, he says that some changes are in store. In the coming months he's expanding his creative style and working toward opening a new gallery and studio space.

"I'm currently working on a series of oil paintings in a more whimsical style, while waiting for the weather to cool to start a few mural commissions I have around the city," Caraveo, 40, says. "A big project I'm working on is a gallery/studio co-op with fellow artists JB Snyder, Mikey Jackson, Lalo Cota, Pablo Luna, Colton Brock, Frank Picazzo, and Joe Arvallo."